SEJONG -- South Korea’s fiscal chief on Thursday called on businesses to refrain from raising product prices and wages amid lingering fears of rising inflation. The comments from Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Choo Kyung-ho came during his meeting with heads of the nation’s six business lobby groups in Seoul. “Given that hikes in price tags and wages could bring about a vicious circ...

TAIPEI , June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ATEN International, the leading provider of KVM and AV/IT connectivity and management solutions, today announces that its MicLIVE 6CH AI Audio Mixer (UC8000) has won the COMPUTEX 2022 Best Choice Award. The award has recognized ATEN's focus on user experience design and its efforts in continuously creating value for customers. MicLIVE is the world's first ...

No more loud music, street banners and canvassing trucks. Local elections are over in South Korea now. The usual post-election scenes here include winners making a visit to symbolic sites such as a war memorial as a show of their commitment to serving the people, while losers take time to reflect on the results. Similar scenes took place on Thursday. Here are some photos that show what went dow...

BAODING, China , June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On May 8 , the 300,000th GWM POER was completed at the production line in GWM Chongqing Smart Factory in southwest China . A New Record, GWM Officially Announces Its 300,000th POER It is a new record hit by GWM since the 200,000th vehicle was delivered to customers in August last year. In just two years, GWM POER has successfully achieved a ...

Nothing is Impossible; Epic Ascent Achieved in 8 Days, 23 Hours and 10 Minutes HONG KONG , June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- EquitiesFirst , the global asset-based financing corporation, today celebrated the record-breaking, successful 2022 summit of Everest by legendary 14 Peaks' mountaineer Nimsdai Purja MBE ("Nims"). Photo: Mingma Sherpa. Copyright Nimsdai. Between May 7 and May 16 2022...

GENEVA, Switzerland , June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Huawei was named Champion at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) 2022 Forum's Prizes Ceremony in Geneva yesterday. The WSIS 2022 Prizes Champion, was presented to Huawei for its use of their intelligent net-zero carbon campus solution at the Yancheng Low-carbon & Smart Energy Industrial Park project. A total of 996 projects we...

“I’m so excited to be back onstage, and to see such a huge crowd,” Kim Min-seong, a performer who plays the white lion with the traditional music group, withTa, said. “Since traditional plays need ‘heung’ (Korean sentiment of excitement), reactions from the audience is most important. It’s not the perfection of the performance that matters, but the audience’s show of excitement that completes the...

Kakao Entertainment on Thursday announced the hosting of the webtoon competition “Global Raid Kakao Webtoon Contest.” The webtoon showdown, which will receive applications from Aug. 1-7, is aimed at discovering popular webtoon-IP targeting both local and global readers. The upcoming contest seeks to find creative projects in action fantasy, school action, noir, sports and martial arts genres. ...

Saudi Arabia's leading mining company signs an MOU to facilitate the study to develop the first solar steam project in the kingdom to decarbonize MA'ADEN's alumina refinery RIYADH, Saudi Arabia , June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Saudi Arabian Mining Company (MA'ADEN), Saudi Arabia's national mining champion and one of the fastest-growing mining companies in the world, and GlassPoint, the leade...

Celebrating its collaboration with CL, Pinkfong is also scheduled to reveal various digital content featuring CL at 6 p.m., Friday, on its official YouTube channel “Pinkfong.” By Lee Si-jin ( sj_lee@heraldcorp.com )

A two-day food art, and wellness festival featuring exciting collaborations between some of Thailand's finest chefs, a creative bar takeover, art therapy workshops, and more – plus all profits go to charity Bringing together famous local chefs, emerging artists, award- winning mixologists, and cutting-edge DJs, The Hamlet for Good promises a weekend of memorable feasting, painting, and part...

South Korean stocks retreated Thursday, snapping a three-day gaining streak, as worries about the world economy possibly going into a recession continued to weigh on investor sentiment. The local currency fell sharply against the US dollar. The Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) fell 26.91 points to close at 2,658.99. Trading volume was light at 513.1 million shares worth 7.6 trillion won...

Multi-Year Global Partnership Supports Artists Using Technology SEOUL, South Korea , June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LG and the Guggenheim announce a five-year, multifaceted collaboration to research, honor and promote artists working at the intersection of art and technology. The LG Guggenheim Art and Technology Initiative was introduced and celebrated on June 1, 2022 , at the Guggenheim's an...

Customers can experience cutting-edge, smart factory technologies in-person with the help of augmented reality solutions SEOUL, South Korea , June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK), the world's largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, today introduced its Customer Experience Center (CEC) in Korea at the Rockwell Automation Seou...

LG Group said Thursday it has partnered with the Guggenheim Museum, a world-renowned modern and contemporary art museum in New York, to spur innovation in the art world using its technological prowess. The nation’s fourth-largest conglomerate plans to discover and support the convergence of advanced technology and art, and also financially support emerging innovative artists through this partner...